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# The Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 889
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND
The Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2026
Made
28th July 2026
Laid before Parliament
30th July 2026
Coming into force
1st October 2026
The Archbishops’ Council makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4A) and 6A(1)(a) of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and section 5A (1) and (2) (a) of the Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964 and in accordance with paragraph 12A of Schedule 1 to the National Institutions Measure 1998 and section 11 (6) and (7) of the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2026.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st October 2026.

## 2 Amount of consideration below which consent to dealing not required {#article-2}

(1) The Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2(1) (requirement for consent under section 6(1) or (3) of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956), in sub-paragraph (b), for “£250,000” substitute “£400,000”.
(3) In Article 2(2) (requirement for consent under section 4 or 5 of the Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964), in sub-paragraph (b), for “£250,000” substitute “£400,000”.